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Fortnight for Religious Freedom

June 21, 2013 to July 4, 2013 

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Fortnight for Religious Freedom: June 21, 2013 to July 4, 2013

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    • Bishop Zubik on new diocesan website

    Second anniversary of diocesan website

    Please enjoy Bishop Zubik's below video on the new diocesan website, which was launched on June 6, 2011.

    Bishop Zubik on new diocesan website from Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh on Vimeo.

     

    Vatican denies pope performed public exorcism

    Catholic News Service

    Pope Francis holds dove before his weekly audience at the Vatican
    Pope Francis holds a dove before his weekly audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 15. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters) (May 15, 2013) See POPE-AUDIENCE May 15, 2013.

    Catholic Advocacy Network: House Bill 818

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    STATEMENT OF BISHOP DAVID A. ZUBIK ON THE ELECTION OF POPE FRANCIS

    Cathedral Mass for Pope Francis from Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh on Vimeo.

    March 19: Cathedral Mass, Schools Closed

    On Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., Bishop David A. Zubik will celebrate Mass for the new pope with the priests of the Diocese of Pittsburgh at Saint Paul Cathedral. The public is invited to attend. 

    BISHOP ZUBIK DECLARES A ‘FREE DAY’ FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

    IN THE DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGH ON TUESDAY, MARCH 19

    Pittsburgh – In a letter addressed to all Catholic school principals, staff, teachers and students, Bishop David A.

    Pope Benedict XVI's resignation

    Bishop Zubik's Press Conference on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI from Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh on Vimeo.

    STATEMENT OF BISHOP DAVID A.

    Pope Benedict XVI 2005-2013

    Pope Benedict: "I feel that this word of God is directed in particular to me, in this moment of my life. The Lord calls me to 'climb the mountain,' to dedicate myself even more to prayer and meditation. But this does not mean abandoning the church; on the contrary, if God asks this of me it is precisely so that I may continue to serve (the church) with the same dedication and the same love with which I have done so till now, but in a way more suited to my age and strength." 

    In Thanksgiving for his ministry: Pope Benedict XVI 2005-2013

    ALL CATHOLIC PARISHES TO BE OPEN EVENING OF MARCH 6 FOR CONFESSIONS

    Pittsburgh – Bishop David Zubik has launched “The Light is on for You,” a campaign aimed at calling Catholics to the Sacrament of Confession.

    In a letter to all priests and deacons of the diocese at the beginning of Lent, Bishop Zubik asked “for every parish in the Diocese of Pittsburgh to have their doors open and their lights on Wednesday, March 6, from 6-9 p.m. to welcome those seeking the sacrament.

    “My hope and prayer is to attract those who might have been away from the church for a long time to take advantage of this special night of grace.